Guide to Blueprint for Opportunity
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Blueprint for Opportunity 2006
Published Date:
August 1, 2006
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Colorado is a land of opportunity for many of us -- a place where those who are willing to work hard and play fair can realize the American Dream.
Our task is to extend this promise into the 21st Century. We all know the world is changing. The forces of a global economy create a brand-new set of challenges for Colorado families.
Our top priority should be to bring economic security to middle class families in uncertain times and create the conditions that will allow more families to join the middle class.
Our goal is the same as it has been for many generations: To create a prosperous and fair economy -- an economy that rewards hard work, not greed; that benefits the many, not the few. And, like generations before us, it is our turn to rise to the occasion.
The Colorado Capitol dome image appears courtesy of the Colorado State Archives. It is taken from the original architectural drawings prepared in the 1880s by architect Elijah E. Myers.
Blueprint for Opportunity
Our Blueprint for Opportunity outlines proposals we believe are at the core of an opportunity agenda.
Below are links to the full report, the executive summary, the four chapters and accompanying briefs.
Chapter 1. Preparing our kids to compete and prosper in a global economy
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Chapter 2. Helping families get ahead
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Chapter 3. Helping families stay ahead
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Chapter 4. Making government work for all of us
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Blueprint Briefs
Brief 1: Give parents the option to enroll kids in preschool and full-day kindergarten
Brief 2: Close the technology gap that leaves some kids behind, especially in rural areas
Brief 3: Help high school students earn postsecondary certificates or degrees
Brief 4: Increase College Opportunity Fund stipends and need-based financial aid
Brief 5: Give minimum wage workers their first raise in a decade
Brief 6: Expand Colorado's Earned Income Tax Credit
Brief 7: The cliff effect: A barrier to economic well-being and opportunity
Brief 8: Making housing more affordable for all Colorado families
Brief 9: Give working parents affordable child care
Brief 10: State and federal funding for local public health departments
Brief 11: Colorado Indigent Care Program helps low-income adults get health care
Brief 12: Micro-enterprise development in Colorado
Brief 13: Protect Colorado consumers from predatory lending
Brief 14: Interim recommendations from the Citizen's Health Care Reform Committee
Brief 15: Update on Colorado health care reform efforts
Brief 16: Bar the "group ratings" approach to setting health insurance premiums
Brief 17: Encourage employers to automatically enroll workers in pension plans
Brief 18: Create Colorado voluntary pension accounts
Brief 19: Economic development that works for Colorado
Brief 20: Make strategic investments in clean energy technology and conservation
Brief 21: Connect all counties to the statewide broadband network
Brief 22: Create a rainy day fund
Brief 23: Give Coloradans better notice of government hearings and decisions
Brief 24: Televise the General Assembly floor debate and committee meetings
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